Tuesday, 25 Feb 2025
Poetic Autoethnography of Place: Poems of Experience in/of the Natural World
Poetry heightens attention to sense of self and writing a poem is a reflective and creative exercise. To write a poem about nature elevates our interconnection with other living things and is both grounding and generative. Practice reading and writing poems that celebrate our experiences in the natural places that make us who we are with with Katherine Richardson Bruna, Willie and Kathleen Robinson ISU 4U Promise Professor, School of Education.
The Past, Present, and Sustainable Future of Our Infrastructural Networks
2025 Symposium on Sustainability Keynote Dr. Deb Chachra, PhD is a distinguished materials scientist and professor at Olin College of Engineering. She specializes in biological materials and infrastructure, with a keen interest in engineering education. Dr. Chachra is the author of the book How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World (2023), which explores the intricate systems that underpin our daily lives.